Chuck Asay sifts the events of the day through his biblical worldview and tries to persuade readers to see things his way...that rights are given by a higher authority than the governments of men, that mankind is not the ultimate arbiter of truth and that our Constitutional Republic is worth protecting. Chuck believes ideas, not politicians rule the world. He tries to protect ideas which he thinks are good and attacks ideas he thinks bring harm.
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Kylop said, 11 months ago
I find it difficult to believe Chuck has respect for Doctors. I would have thought he’d say “Priest”
mikefive said, 11 months ago
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I’ve noticed a number of intelligent people in Congress but not many that are very smart.
DrCanuck said, 11 months ago
@mikefive
^ Yeah, and I know a lot of tall people who are very short and chubby people who are very thin. Not to mention a lot of redheaded blonde people.
mikefive said, 11 months ago
@DrCanuck
There is a difference between intelligent and smart. Intelligence is innate; smart implies capability. Your comparisons (?) have no applicability.
Donald Williams said, 11 months ago
@mikefive
I used to accuse my students of being “ignorant” (which they were) and they inevitably told their parents that I called them “stupid”! As you so aptly explain concerning your use of terms: There’s a difference. (You can cure ignorance; you can’t cure stupidity.)
mikefive said, 11 months ago
@Donald Williams
When It was necessary to discipline my kids, I used to tell them that ignorance was often forgivable. but stupidity was not.
ReasonsVentriloquist said, 11 months ago
That Chuck Asay is such an elitist!
Imagine, him thinking that people ought to go to college!
Donald Williams said, 11 months ago
@ScottPM
Where do you get your information? Inquiring minds want to know.
You say a “loan” of “500 billion”?
Please direct me to your source.
I found one that says the government issued “loan guarantees” in the amount of “$535 million”!
Here’s the link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/five-myths-about-the-solyndra-collapse/2011/09/14/gIQAfkyvRK_blog.html
Would you care to share yours?
ReasonsVentriloquist said, 11 months ago
@ScottPM
500 BILLION, huh?
It’s only one letter you’re off, right? What’s the difference? The point is the same. And it’s under your hat!
ReasonsVentriloquist said, 11 months ago
@mikefive
But is that correct? After all, I was born with a Mensa IQ. Which means that some people were born with below average IQs. How is it my choice to have been born “intelligent” and therefore how is it that someone is to be unforgiven for being born stupid?
.
See what I mean?
dtroutma
said, 11 months ago
Interesting that to get a Civil Service position requires education and experience. To get elected, you just have to have an electorate more ignorant than you, and the current House majority proves it.
mikefive said, 11 months ago
@ReasonsVentriloquist
In the usage with my kids, ignorance denoted lack of knowledge. Stupidity indicated having knowledge but not applying it. “Doing something stupid”.
NebulousRikulau
said, 11 months ago
@ReasonsVentriloquist
Still not the same thing.
As another born with a well above average IQ, I have known several with High IQs that were unforgivably stupid. They kept making the same stupid mistakes, and getting stuck with the same problems over and over again.
I’ve also known many with below average IQs that, yes, they made mistakes, but they learned from them and didn’t make the SAME mistakes. Slow, yes, Stupid, no.
Yammo
said, 11 months ago
AWESOME!! I’m a med student and I’m using this slide in my next PPT presentation…
Heavy B said, 11 months ago
@ScottPM
500 billion. Wow thats alot. Its also BS.
Quick question, how much do we loan the oil companies? Answer? Its a trick question. They aren’t loans, they are government give aways. We don’t get the money back, But their CEOs walk away with MILLIONS.